Steroid hormones easily cross the blood-brain barrier because of their physicochemical lipid solubility. The hormones act through nuclear receptor-mediated mechanisms and modulate gene transcription. In contrast to their genomic actions, the non-genomic rapid action of steroid hormones, acting via various types of membrane-associated receptors, reveals pharmacological properties that are distinct from the actions of the intracellular nuclear receptors. As a result, non-genomic rapid actions have gained increased scientific interest. However, insight into the phylogenic and/or comparative actions of steroids in the brain is still poorly understood. In this review, we summarize recent findings concerning the rapid, non-genomic signaling of steroid hormones in the vertebrate central nervous system, and we discuss (using a comparative view from fish to mammals) recently published data regarding the mechanism underlying physiology and behavior.
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Acta Gastroenterol Belg
January 2025
Pediatric gastroenterology, Ghent university hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
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College of Animal Science and Technology, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, China.
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December 2024
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Objective: To explore the diagnosis and treatment of acquired hemophilia A (AHA) based on the analysis of clinical data.
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Department of Hematology, Tangshan Workers Hospital, Tangshan 063003, Hebei Province, China.
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Division of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226 031, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziaba 201002, India. Electronic address:
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